Deleting Footnotes and Endnotes

Summary: Deleting either footnotes or endnotes is a simple process. Just select the reference mark and delete it. Assuming you are using automatically numbered notes, the remaining notes are renumbered for you, as if the deleted note had never existed. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, and Word 2003.)

If you have previously inserted footnotes or endnotes into your document, and you want to later delete one of them, follow these steps:

Highlight the footnote or endnote reference mark in your document.
Press either Del or Ctrl+X.

The footnote or endnote is deleted, and if you are using auto-numbered footnotes or endnotes, the remaining notes in your document are renumbered.

You should note that it does no good to delete the footnote or endnote text; you must delete the footnote or endnote reference itself.

Tip #1684 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

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